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POPULATION VULNERABLE SITUATION [3 records]

Record 1 2024-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Problems
  • Hygiene and Health
DEF

[A population that has] a greater probability than the population as a whole of being harmed and experiencing an impaired quality of life because of social, environmental, health, or economic conditions or policies.

OBS

Although they partly overlap, vulnerable populations are different from populations at risk ... The former are defined by shared social characteristics, whereas the latter are characterized by a homogeneously high level of exposure to a single risk factor.

OBS

vulnerable population: In public health, the expression "vulnerable population" should be avoided so as not to assign a potentially stigmatizing label to a population.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Hygiène et santé
DEF

[Population composée de] personnes qui sont plus à risques d'avoir des problèmes de santé étant donné leur faible statut socio-économique (niveau d'éducation, revenu, emploi), leur origine ethnique, leur genre et leur statut social [...]

OBS

population vulnérable : En santé publique, l'expression «population vulnérable» devrait être évitée pour ne pas attribuer une étiquette pouvant être stigmatisante à une population.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Problemas sociales
  • Higiene y Salud
CONT

Esta perspectiva nos invita a privilegiar la medición de la población en situación vulnerable sobre aquella en estado de pobreza en el diseño de las políticas sociales con el propósito de identificar a la población objetivo que se encuentra en riesgo de ser pobre ante variaciones en el entorno económico del país.

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Record 2 2024-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Organization
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Plant and Crop Production
CONT

In Zambia, the food situation of 2. 9 million people, or 25 percent of the population, is of grave concern following two consecutive poor harvests. The food situation is particularly serious for vulnerable people in remote areas who have exhausted their food stocks at a time when prices of maize have increased sharply from the already high levels of last year.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation sociale
  • Économie agricole
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
CONT

Le gouvernement est intervenu avec une aide de 3 500 tonnes de céréales pour soutenir les populations touchées. La situation alimentaire est demeurée difficile dans les parties nord du pays en attendant les prochaines récoltes, avec un niveau d'approvisionnement moyen des marchés en mil et sorgho.

OBS

situation alimentaire : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organización social
  • Economía agrícola
  • Producción vegetal
CONT

El informe [...] ofrece un análisis prospectivo de la situación alimentaria en todo el mundo, centrándose en las perspectivas de la producción cerealera, la situación de los mercados y las condiciones de seguridad alimentaria, con especial atención a los países de bajos ingresos y con déficit de alimentos.

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Record 3 2023-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
  • Human Diseases - Various
DEF

The passage of a disease, usually infectious, from one person to another.

CONT

The situation is evolving very quickly and a rapid, proactive and comprehensive approach is essential in order to delay transmission, as containing transmission to local epidemics is no longer considered feasible.... Measures taken at this stage should ultimately aim at protecting the most vulnerable population groups from severe illness and fatal outcome by reducing transmission and reinforcing healthcare systems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
  • Maladies humaines diverses
DEF

Passage d'une maladie, généralement infectieuse, d'une personne à une autre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidemiología
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
DEF

Paso de una enfermedad de un individuo a otro.

CONT

En el caso del sida, hay tres formas de transmisión: sexual, sanguínea y perinatal.

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